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I'm not sure what else, "It's still a long way to go, especially for undeveloped countries," is meant to imply, but feel free to posit alternatives.
by bsanr2 6y ago
I'm not sure what else, "It's still a long way to go, especially for undeveloped countries," is meant to imply, but feel free to posit alternatives.
- jozvolskyef 6y agoI see. That could be interpreted either way, but let's give henvic the benefit of the doubt and assume they were talking within the context of the above comment, i.e. Europe. edit: Not that it makes the argument sound: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index
- bsanr2 6y agoI don't think that suffices, because I have never heard European countries described as "undeveloped" (perhaps "underdeveloped"), if that. The benefit of the doubt usually orbits a common sentiment, and in this case there is a conspicuous incongruity. As for the edit: "The test takers were self-selected." The tests also seem to be online-only, and by that measure, likely textual. I'll say that there is an explanation for the phenomenon I've described: if one has the privilege to conduct business and socialize in one's native language, speaking proficiency in a lingua franca could likely be lower.